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Priya Krishnaswamy

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Priya Krishnaswamy is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where she specialised in film editing.

She is a 2-time National Award-winning Indian film producer, writer, director and editor who works predominantly in Hindi and Tamil cinema.

In 2004, her English language documentary film, 'The Eye of the Fish - the Kalaris of Kerala' won the National Award for Best Arts / Cultural film.[1]

She made her feature film directorial debut with the Hindi film Gangoobai (2013), which was a product of NFDC's acclaimed screenwriters' lab in 2009.[2]

She wrote, edited, directed and produced the Tamil language thriller Baaram (2020) which won the National Award for Best Tamil Feature Film in 2019.[3][4]

Filmography

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Year Film Credited as Language Notes
Director Editor
1988 Om-Dar-B-Dar No Yes Hindi
1989 Percy No Yes Gujarati Also actress
1990 Kaafila No Yes Hindi
1998 Bombay Boys No Yes Hindi
1999 Bhopal Express No Yes Hindi
2013 Gangoobai Yes Yes Hindi Also writer
2020 Baaram Yes Yes Tamil Also producer and writer

References

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  1. ^ "Director Priya Krishnaswamy: Baaram found me". Cinema Express.
  2. ^ "Sarita Joshi applauds audiences'open mind". gulfnews.com.
  3. ^ "I wanted Baaram to be dark and intense: Priya Krishnaswamy". 21 February 2020.
  4. ^ Surendran, Anusha (14 August 2019). "'Baaram' is an original story on Thalaikoothal, says director Priya Krishnaswamy". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
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